I
am sure everyone, who plan to come to Japan in Spring, must have targeted to
have hanami (sakura viewing) while they are there. Not for the whole journey
but at least once in a city. Starting from Winter, you’ll see a lot of websites
release Cherry Blossom calendar. We checked that too so it is normal. Usually
Cherry Blossom period in Japan is at the end of March until the beginning of
April. But the truth is it’s impossible to make a fix prediction because
weather nowadays doesn’t have an exact pattern due to the climate change.
Sometimes people get disappointed because of not-yet-blossomed sakura on their
visiting period. Yet, maybe it’s all about luck and flexibility.
We
were so lucky as we could enjoy sakura viewing on March 29th, 2015 at Ueno
Park, Tokyo. It is the most popular park in central Tokyo. This park is easy to
be found. Get off at Ueno Station then walked a bit and you’ll find a lot of
people walking and facing this park. Japanese families, Japanese couples,
international tourists (like us) and many more.
Since
our arrival in Tokyo (March 27th, 2015), the weather wasn’t so cold anymore so
we could put down our jackets and it’s a big deal. Enjoying our sushi that we
bought from Tsukiji Fish Market on the bench was an awesome experience. The
sushi was delicious and the sakura was beautiful. After we finished eating, we
approached a pink sakura tree and started to take some pictures. Suddenly, a
group of tourists came to the same tree. Guess what? An Indonesian tourist (we
knew that she’s Indonesian because she spoke in Indonesian) started to pull the
branch of sakura tree to take ‘selfie’ photographs. What the hell is that? She wanted
to look like a pretty woman with Sakura beside her face? Truly, it isn’t normal
except you are as tall as Yao Ming. Soon after that, a Chinese tourist followed
her action. True travellers won’t do something impolite like that, right? Peace
=)
If it is just about sakura viewing, what is that special thing here? You can enjoy sakura viewing everywhere in Tokyo, can’t you? Ueno Park has more than 1000 sakura trees lining at its central pathway and becomes one of the most lively cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan. Maybe it’s not too comfortable to walk in the middle of
the huge crowd but sakura trees here has been the main reason why people around
the world come to Japan.
In Spring, you could see Japanese do hanami (花見) under the sakura
trees. They brought carpet, lunch meals, tea or beer or sake and some also
brought Shogi (Japanese chess).
Would really love to visit the museum and zoo but
because we didn’t have enough time so we left and headed to Akihabara. We will
definitely come back here soon to explore more!
If
you have more free time, maybe you can explore more inside Ueno Park:
· Shinobazu Pond and
Bentendo (Free)
· Tokyo National Museum (620
yen)
· National Museum For
Western Art (430 yen, free on 2nd and 4th Saturday each month, and November
3rd)
· Tokyo Metropolitan Art
Museum (due to exhibition)
· National Science Museum
(620 yen)
· Ueno Zoo(600 yen,free on
March 20th,May 4th and October 1st)
· Keneiji Temple (Free)
· Kiyomizu Kannon Temple
(Free)
· Toshogu Shrine (Free, inner shrine area 500 yen)
· Shitamachi Museum (300
yen)
Locations:
Taito, 110-0007, Tokyo
Opening
hours: 05.00 AM – 11.00 PM
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